Gasolene-tank filler.



- J. M. NOEL.

GASOLENE TANK FILLER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1917- Patented Oct. 15, 1918.

JAE. [5/08 2 Inventor Witnesses Attorneys 7/ d Wm NGEL, or retirees, runusYLvi ium.

GSQLT|HE-TANK FILLER.

Application filed August 10, 191?.

roilowing is specification.

lhis invention relates to e filler for gasotsnlqs, one of its objects being to provide means u'hereby a gusolene tanl; located 1 er a seat-of an eutoinebile can be filled without remo i the seat cushion.

22. further object is'to combinewith a filler u which c n be collapsed so as to occupy the minimum space, said gage being concealed Within the filler.

Another obiect is to provide a filler which r the admission and escape of air e QEHQiYln end filling of the tank and other objects in l l appear as description proceeds invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter .e-

cleimeth it being understood t changes in the precise embodiment of invention disclosed can be inside him the scope oi: what is claimed, Without l ert'ng from the spirio he ac ompanying the invention has been shown.

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of the invention. drawings the pre or old It .tS e vs: icel section through a Lion of e tank and seat heving the pres nprovenrents combined therewith.

is detail View of the gage.

0 :1 horizontal section through the tub i 3 ill sterling to figures by characters of fdesignstes the tank for holding arranged directly above this i an ordinary spring cushion 2 con- E2tending through the .s ion is e. filling tube 3 having an annulsr flange at its upper end. The lower end of this tube isrounded to slide through a cup b Within the top of the tank 1 and 11 cup cont-sins superposed Washers e which may be formed of fiber and respectively or of any suitable material. Wsshers fit snugly about the tube 3 one are held in the cup by removable cap it will seen that the tube 3 is Specification of Letters latent.

Patented @ct. 15, 3318.

Serial No. 185,573.

capable of moving vertically through the cup.

The flange l rests upon and may be suitably secured to the top of the seat cushion. This flange, however, is covered by a button 9 which can be formed of leather or. other flexible material and which is secured upon a plug 10 insertible into the upper end of the tube 3. Secured to upper end of a folding rule 11 constituting a gesolene gage. This rule is normally folded up into the tube and, therefore, will not interfere with the vertical movement oi the tube within the top of the tank.

It; 'will be apparent that under ordinary conditions the occupant of the seat 2 can sit on the button 9 which, furthermore, will entirely conceal the tube. When it is desired to fill the tank it is merely necessary "to remore the button 9 and plug 10 whereupon the gesolene can be poured into the tube 3 and will flow into the tank. The gage rule 11 can be unfolded and used to determine the amount of gesolene in the tank. After the tank has been filled the gage can be folded and inserted into the tube'3, the plug 10 completely closing the upper end of the tube and the button 9 fitting snugly over the flange 4. Obviously the plug 10 can be held in place by friction or it can be pro vided with a coarse thread so-that by turning the plug it will screw into the tube and be securely held.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with and 2r yielding seat supported thereeboye -o fi a tube secured to the top of the seat and extending downwardly therethrough, said tube projecting into and being slidable within the top ofthe tank, and a plug closing the upper end of the tube.

2. The combination with a gasolene tank a gesolene tank and a yielding seat supported thereabo e, of

this plug is the.

downwardly through the eushion. and being In testimony that I claim the foregoing slidnbly mounted in the top of the tank, a as my own I have hereto affixed my signaplug for elosmg the upper end of the tube, ture in the presence of two wii ;nesses. a finishing material carried by the plug JOSEPH M. NOEL.

and extending over the flange on the tube '56 \Vitnesses: conceal the flange, and paclimg maternal car- F. E. NOEL,

tried by the tank and embracing the tube. L. J. NOEL. 

